Albemarle-Chowan Watershed Roundtable
Albemarle-Chowan Watershed Roundtable
The Albemarle-Chowan Watershed Roundtable works throughout the Chowan River Basin to improve water quality and educate communities that lay within it.
The partners of the Roundtable are responsible for many opportunities for outreach, land conservation, monitoring, science, management, and policy efforts within the region. The Roundtable is governed by its membership which includes representatives throughout the Albemarle-Chowan watershed.
Quarterly meetings are held throughout the watershed where various partners speak as to their role in the watershed. These meetings are wonderful opportunities for professional networking and learning about various clean water programs and incentives available at the local, state, and federal levels to private and public land owners alike.
The partners of the Roundtable are responsible for many opportunities for outreach, land conservation, monitoring, science, management, and policy efforts within the region. The Roundtable is governed by its membership which includes representatives throughout the Albemarle-Chowan watershed.
Quarterly meetings are held throughout the watershed where various partners speak as to their role in the watershed. These meetings are wonderful opportunities for professional networking and learning about various clean water programs and incentives available at the local, state, and federal levels to private and public land owners alike.
What is a Watershed?
A watershed is an area of land, regardless of political boundaries, which all drains to a common body of water.
The Albemarle-Chowan River Basin is located in the southeastern portion of Virginia and covers 4,220 square miles, or approximately 10% of the Commonwealth’s land area. The Basin is approximately 145 miles in length and varies from 10 to 50 miles in width. Virginia’s portion of the Basin extends eastward from Charlotte County to the Chesapeake Bay. The Basin is bordered by the James River and the Chesapeake Bay-Small Coastal River Basins to the north, the Roanoke River Basin to the west and the Virginia/North Carolina State line to the south. (Source: Virginia DEQ)
The Albemarle-Chowan River Basin is located in the southeastern portion of Virginia and covers 4,220 square miles, or approximately 10% of the Commonwealth’s land area. The Basin is approximately 145 miles in length and varies from 10 to 50 miles in width. Virginia’s portion of the Basin extends eastward from Charlotte County to the Chesapeake Bay. The Basin is bordered by the James River and the Chesapeake Bay-Small Coastal River Basins to the north, the Roanoke River Basin to the west and the Virginia/North Carolina State line to the south. (Source: Virginia DEQ)
